we'll look at the obama jobs record in a second. let's focus on the october report. 125 is the number expected, 7.9%, a tick up in the unemployment rate, not giving back the gains. >> the 7.9 that would be the round trip, that would be january 20th. >> the number whenby ma took office. >> i thought it was 7.9. it went below? >> 7.9. >> so 7.9. >> it went up and down. i have the obama jobs record for democrats, republicans and economists, and you'll have a lot to say. >> no, i won't have anything to say. i'm saying it would be weird the symmetry of 46 months above and to end on where the day you took office. >> the consensus for this morning is taking a lot of cross currents in the data, with the business side of the data suggesting a weak employment report but consumers acting and talking like jobs are plentiful. capital spending influences my thinking about this morning's number, regional fed surveys down and layoff announcements up just a bit. jobless cuts consistent with the 125 to 150. conference boards gauge of jobs plentiful o